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(Application led Nov. 1, 1898.)

Patented Aug'. 6, |904.

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- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM BUNTING, JR., OE NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO TI-IE MEYER- 4SNIFFEN COMPANY, LIMITED, OF SAME PLACE.

WASHBASIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 679,882, dated August 6, 1901. Application iiled November 1, 1898. Serial No. 695,153. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM BUNTING, Jr. a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, county of Queens, andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washbasins, fully described and represented inthe following specification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

This invention relates to certain improve-` ments in set bowls or washbasins, and more particularly tothe construction and arrangement of the devices for operating the stopper by which the waste water is permitted to escape from the bowl or basin.

The object of the invention is to produce a construction in which th'e devices for operating the stopper shall consist of the fewest possible working parts and shall be arranged within or close to the basin itself, whereby a construction is effected which is simple and compact, so as to be more sightly in appearance than similar devices now on the market, which is inexpensive to construct, and, because of the small number of operating parts, is not liable to get out of order.

In the accompanying drawings, which constitute a part of this specification, and in which like characters of reference indicate the same parts, Figure l is a vertical section of a bowl or basin, illustrating the invention, the parts being shown with the stopper in its closed position. Fig. 2 is a similar view, the stopper being shown open.` Fig. 3 illustrates a modified form of the construction for operating the stopper. Fig. illustrates another form of operating mechanism. Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the stopper.

Referring to the drawings, l indicates the bowl or basin, which may be of any desired form, but is preferably either round or oval. This bowl is secured to the table 2 in any The bowl is provided with an overiow-passage 3, formed in a thickened portion of the wall of the bowl. This overflow-passage may be closed by a hinged grating 5 of any desired form. The bowl has an integral downwardly-extending boss or projection 6, which has an orifice extending through it. In this orice there is preferably set a flanged sleeve 7, which is provided with guides 8. This sleeve is also provided with a seat for the stopper, with an opening 9, by which the overflow-passage 3 lcommunicates therewith, and its lower end is connected to a waste-pipe bya union or in any other suitable manner. The stopper l1 has a downwardly-projecting stem or plate l1', which engages the guides in the sleeve before referred to, and this plate 11 has a recess 12 therein, this recess being preferably provided with an inclined wall 13.

The stopper may be raised to allow the escape of the waste water from the bowl in various ways. Preferably, however, there is provided a sliding pusher-rod, the inner end of which engages with the inclined wall 13 of the recess before referred to as it is moved inward, thus raising the stopper. When the sliding pusher-rod is withdrawn, the stopper is allowed to fall by gravity, thus closing the opening in the basin. The pusher-rod preferably works through an opening in the side of the boss 6, this opening being preferably made large enough to receive a stufling-box 14, which is tapped into an opening in the side of the sleeve and in which the pusher-rod plays.

Constructions in which the stopper is provided with a downwardly-depending stem or plate having an inclined recess, the stopper being raised by the action of a sliding pusherrod and lowered by gravity, are Well known in the art. In such constructions, however, the pusher-rod' has beenlocated on the same side with and below the overliow-passage and works through a stuffing-box which is secured to the sleeve below the boss on the basin. The rod therefore engages the shank of the stopper at a point considerably below the opening by which the overilow communicates with the sleeve. As all plumbing is now usually left open, the operating parts are by this construction brought into view and an unsightly appearance presented.

In the improved construction the pusherrod is preferably located on the side of the bowl opposite to that in which the overflow is located and engages the shank of the stopper at a point opposite the opening by which IOC the said overflow-passage communicates with the sleeve. This construction is, far more compact than the previous constructions, since it allows the pusher-rod to be located much closer to the bowl than in the old constructions and the operating parts are much more concealed from View.

The pusher-rod by which the stopper is raised may be operated in various ways.

Preferably, however, there is provided a perforation 15, which extends vertically through the wall of the bowl, the bowl being thickened, as at 16, for this purpose, ifit is found necessary or desirable. Located in the perforation is a sleeve 17, which is preferably held in position by a perforated nut 17', which engages its lower end. Located in the sleeve is a plunger-rod 18, and suitable connections are provided whereby a movement of this rod causes a sliding movement of the pusherrod 10, vbefore described. The connections between the vertical rod 18 and the sliding rod 10 may be of various forms, and I have illustrated three such forms in the drawings. The preferred construction, however, is that shown in Figs. 1 and 2. In this construction the rod 18 is provided with an inclined end 19, which engages a perforation in a head 20, which is screwed or otherwise secured to the rod lO. This head is preferably sphericalin shape in order to give a symmetrical appearance; but it is obvious that it might be made of any other shape.

The operation of the construction described is obvious. A vertical movement of the rod will cause its inclined end 19 to slide through theperforation in the head 20 and cause the pusher-rod 10 to be forced inward, engaging the incline on the stopper-shank and raising the stopper. A downward movement of the rod 18 withdraws the pusher-rod and allows the stopper to seat itself on the sleeve '7.

In the modication shown in Fig. 3 the connection between the sliding rod 18 and the pusher-rod 10 is eected by means of a bellcrank 2l, pivoted in ears 22,preferably formed integral with the bowl. One arm of the bellcrank loosely engages a perforation in a head 23, carried by the pusher-rod, and the other arm of the bell-crank loosely engages a perforation in the head 20, carried by the rod 10, the head being shown in this modification as dierent in form to that shown in Figs. 1 and 2. In this modification a vertical movement of the rod operates the bell-crank and causes the horizontal movement of the pusher-rod 10 necessary to produce the operation of the stopper. p

In the construction shown in Fig. 4 the rod 18 instead of having a vertical movement has an axial movement. It is provided on its lower end with a pair of plates 24 25, between which is loosely mounted a slide 26. The slide 26 is provided with a recess 27, in which lies a crank-pin 28, which is held between the plates 24 25. The slide 26 is secured to the pusher-rod 10 in any suitable manner, as by aset-screw. rIn this construction it is apparent that by giving the rod 18 an axial movement the pusher-rod will be forced in and out and the stopper operated as before.

By locating the operating-rod in a perforation made in the material of the bowl itself a firm bearing Vfor the rod is produced and at the same time material gain in compactness of the entireapparatus is made.

The mechanical details by which the invention is carried into eect may be considerably varied and certain novel parts of the apparatus made irrespective of the other parts. It is to be understood that such independent use of certain parts of the construction is contemplated, andk in view of the fact, as has been stated, that the mechanical details by which the invention is carried into effect may be considerably varied the invention is not limited to the precise constructions which have been described in the foregoing specification and illustrated in the drawings,

What I claim is- 1. The combination with a bowl having an overflow-pipe and a perforation formed in its side, said perforation being independent of the overflow-pipe, of a stopper, a pusher-rod located outside of the overflow-pipe and engaging the stopper, and an actuating-rod for the pusher-rod located in the perforation of the bowl, substantially as described.

2. The combination withv a bowl having an i overflow-pipe formed in its side and a vertical perforation also formed in its side, said perforation being independent of said overflow-pipe, yof a stopper, a pusher-rod located outside the overflow-pipe and engaging the stopper, and an actuating-rod for the pusherrod located in the vertical perforation of the bowl, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a bowl, of a stopper therefor, a perforation formed in the bowl, an'actuating-rod located in the perforation, an opening formed in the bowl, a pusher-rod working through the opening, means whereby alongitudinal movement of the actuatingrod operates the pusher-rod,and means whereby movement of the pusher-rod operates the stopper, substantially as described.

4. The combination with a bowl, of a downwardly-depending boss having a vertical orifice, an opening in the side of the boss, a vertical perforation in the side of the bowl, a stopper located in the orice, a pusher-rod working through the opening in the boss, an actuating-rod located in the perforation, and means whereby a longitudinal movement of the actuating-rod causes movement of the pusher-rod, substantially as described.

5. The combination with a bowl having aV perforation in its side, of an operating-rod located in the perforation, a discharge-orifice in the bowl, a stopper located in the orifice, a pusher-rod engaging the stopper close to the base of the bowl, means whereby the movement of the pusher-rod actnates the stopper,

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and means whereby a longitudinal movement of the actuating-rod operates the pusher-rod, substantially as described.

G. The combination with a bowl, of a downwardly-depending boss having a vertical orice therein, an overflow-passage discharging into said orifice, a stopper for closing the oriiice, an opening in the boss'lying in substantially the same horizontal plane as the discharge-opening of the overow-passage, and a pusher-rod for the stopper passing through said opening, substantially as described.

7. The combination with a bowl, of a downwardly-extending boss having a vertical orice therein forming a waste-passage, an overow passage communicating therewith, a horizontal opening formed in the boss on substantially the same level as the opening through which the overilow discharges, a stopper closing the Vertical orifice, a pusherrod for the stopper passing through the horizontal opening, a perforation independent of the overilow-passage formed through the material of the bowl, an actuating-rod for the pusher-rod passing through said opening,

the overi'ow-pipe, of a stopper, a pusher-rod located outside of the overflow-pipe and actuating the stopper, an actuating-rod for the pusher-rod located in the perforation of the bowl, and a cam-and-slot connection between the two rods whereby a longitudinal movement of the actuating-rod causes a longitudinal movement of the pusher-rod and moves the stopper, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses;

WILLIAM BUNTING, Ja.

Witnesses:

JNO. FANNING, Jr., G. R. Yassinei 

